Subject: Identity of 36-year-old male pedestrian killed in suspected hit and run collision

The pedestrian killed in a suspected hit and run collision this morning has been identified as 36-year-old Corbin Grassman of Anchorage. Next of kin have been notified.

Original Release Published at 8:01 a.m.

APD is asking the public for information on what appears to be a possible hit-and-run collision killing a 36-year-old male pedestrian on the Old Seward Highway this morning.

On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 2:53 a.m. Anchorage Police Dispatch received a report from a passerby of a male lying in the middle of the road on the Old Seward Highway near 69th Avenue. When officers and medics arrived on scene they discovered a deceased male in the roadway of the northbound lane on Old Seward who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. The male has been identified and police are in the process of notifying next-of-kin. More details will be released as they come available.

APD is asking anyone with further information on the incident to call APD at 786-8900 or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP.